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  Category: Division of Public Health


DNREC, DPH now accepting proposals for wastewater, surface water and drinking water planning grants

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, July 12, 2019

DNREC, with the Division of Public Health, is now accepting project proposals for matching grants for waste, surface, and drinking water project planning.




Delaware Cancer Mortality Rate Continues to Decline; Public Health Releases Latest Cancer Report

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, July 8, 2019

DOVER – Cancer screening and early detection efforts continue to drive down Delaware’s cancer death rates, say state public health officials. In particular, officials are seeing dramatic improvements in the all-site mortality rate among non-Hispanic African-American men, which decreased by 30 percent between the five-year periods of 2001-2005 and 2011-2015, according to the latest cancer […]




Keep Your Family, Pets Safe This Fourth of July

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2019

For many, this year’s Fourth of July activities will span the entire week and weekend, and include picnics, barbecues, beach days and other gatherings spent with friends and family (including our four-legged family members). The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing the following tips to keep everyone safe.




Wilmington Man Charged with Animal Cruelty After Dog Dies in Hot Car

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2019

Officers from the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) Office of Animal Welfare (OAW) arrested a Wilmington man following an incident involving the death of a dog left in a hot vehicle.




DPH Reminds Delawareans to Avoid Consuming Raw Dairy Products; Announces Positive Case of Brucellosis

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2019

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reminding Delawareans to avoid consuming raw dairy products as it announces a confirmed case of brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis in a 46-year-old Sussex County woman.







  Category: Division of Public Health

DNREC, DPH now accepting proposals for wastewater, surface water and drinking water planning grants

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Public Health | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Friday, July 12, 2019

DNREC, with the Division of Public Health, is now accepting project proposals for matching grants for waste, surface, and drinking water project planning.




Delaware Cancer Mortality Rate Continues to Decline; Public Health Releases Latest Cancer Report

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | Date Posted: Monday, July 8, 2019

DOVER – Cancer screening and early detection efforts continue to drive down Delaware’s cancer death rates, say state public health officials. In particular, officials are seeing dramatic improvements in the all-site mortality rate among non-Hispanic African-American men, which decreased by 30 percent between the five-year periods of 2001-2005 and 2011-2015, according to the latest cancer […]




Keep Your Family, Pets Safe This Fourth of July

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, July 2, 2019

For many, this year’s Fourth of July activities will span the entire week and weekend, and include picnics, barbecues, beach days and other gatherings spent with friends and family (including our four-legged family members). The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing the following tips to keep everyone safe.




Wilmington Man Charged with Animal Cruelty After Dog Dies in Hot Car

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2019

Officers from the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) Office of Animal Welfare (OAW) arrested a Wilmington man following an incident involving the death of a dog left in a hot vehicle.




DPH Reminds Delawareans to Avoid Consuming Raw Dairy Products; Announces Positive Case of Brucellosis

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2019

The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is reminding Delawareans to avoid consuming raw dairy products as it announces a confirmed case of brucellosis caused by Brucella melitensis in a 46-year-old Sussex County woman.